CHiKA Lijima

Media Artist

CHIKA is a Japanese-born artist, researcher, technologist, and educator based in New York City. She is an alumnus resident fellow of NYU ITP, Eyebeam, the Made in NY Media Center by IFP, and the Experimental TV Center. Her projects have been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, FCA Emergency Grants, City Artist Corps, the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, NYSCA Presentation Funds, and the New Mexico Art Fund. Her work has been exhibited and presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Exploratorium, the New York Hall of Science, the Bronx Museum, Kiewit Luminarium, Harvestworks, and international festivals including Mapping Festival and MUTEK. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and an MPS from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. She also teaches at NYU, Hunter College, and Queens College, and founded Mappathon™ and related workshops.